"In the Bible, God tells us for everything there is a season, and for me, for now, this season of being an elected official has come to a close," he said in a written statement. "I do not intend to run for president in 2008."

When he goes back into private practice, can we require some kind of offender notification system so his patients are warned as to the kind of care they can expect? You know, that you get AIDS from sweat and tears, that condoms don't work, and that brain-dead vegetables are just napping. Maybe he could videotape his examinations and have some politician watch them to confirm his diagnosis.